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I'm very superstitious... I never shout at magpies, walk under ladders or put my shoes on the table.
Norman Cook

Meaning of "shout" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHOUT

Probably from Old Norse skūta taunt; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOUT

shout  [ʃaʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shout is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shout in English.

WHAT DOES SHOUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shout

Shout or Shouts may refer to: ▪ Shout, a loud vocalization ▪ An Australian, British, and New Zealand term referring to buying a round of drinks ▪ Shout, or ring shout, a religious dance originating among African slaves in the Americas...

Definition of shout in the English dictionary

The first definition of shout in the dictionary is a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command. Other definition of shout is a round, esp of drinks. Shout is also one's turn to buy a round of drinks.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHOUT

PRESENT

Present
I shout
you shout
he/she/it shouts
we shout
you shout
they shout
Present continuous
I am shouting
you are shouting
he/she/it is shouting
we are shouting
you are shouting
they are shouting
Present perfect
I have shouted
you have shouted
he/she/it has shouted
we have shouted
you have shouted
they have shouted
Present perfect continuous
I have been shouting
you have been shouting
he/she/it has been shouting
we have been shouting
you have been shouting
they have been shouting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shouted
you shouted
he/she/it shouted
we shouted
you shouted
they shouted
Past continuous
I was shouting
you were shouting
he/she/it was shouting
we were shouting
you were shouting
they were shouting
Past perfect
I had shouted
you had shouted
he/she/it had shouted
we had shouted
you had shouted
they had shouted
Past perfect continuous
I had been shouting
you had been shouting
he/she/it had been shouting
we had been shouting
you had been shouting
they had been shouting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shout
you will shout
he/she/it will shout
we will shout
you will shout
they will shout
Future continuous
I will be shouting
you will be shouting
he/she/it will be shouting
we will be shouting
you will be shouting
they will be shouting
Future perfect
I will have shouted
you will have shouted
he/she/it will have shouted
we will have shouted
you will have shouted
they will have shouted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shouting
you will have been shouting
he/she/it will have been shouting
we will have been shouting
you will have been shouting
they will have been shouting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shout
you would shout
he/she/it would shout
we would shout
you would shout
they would shout
Conditional continuous
I would be shouting
you would be shouting
he/she/it would be shouting
we would be shouting
you would be shouting
they would be shouting
Conditional perfect
I would have shout
you would have shout
he/she/it would have shout
we would have shout
you would have shout
they would have shout
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shouting
you would have been shouting
he/she/it would have been shouting
we would have been shouting
you would have been shouting
they would have been shouting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shout
we let´s shout
you shout
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shout
Past participle
shouted
Present Participle
shouting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOUT


about
əˈbaʊt
blackout
ˈblækaʊt
bout
baʊt
carry-out
ˈkærɪaʊt
checkout
ˈtʃɛkaʊt
cut-out
ˈkʌtˌaʊt
doubt
daʊt
fallout
ˈfɔːlˌaʊt
layout
ˈleɪaʊt
logout
ˈlɒɡˌaʊt
opt-out
ˈɒptˌaʊt
out
aʊt
scout
skaʊt
set-out
ˈsɛtˌaʊt
throughout
θruːˈaʊt
tout
taʊt
trout
traʊt
without
wɪˈðaʊt
workout
ˈwɜːkaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOUT

shoulder patch
shoulder strap
shoulder surfing
shoulder to shoulder
shoulder-high
shoulder-length
shoulder-length hair
shouldest
shouldn´t
shouldst
shouse
shout down
shout from the rooftops
shouter
shouting
shouting match
shoutingly
shoutline
shoutout
shouty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOUT

beshout
Borgerhout
chout
do without
go without
mahout
outshout
Parnell shout
pitchout
racahout
ring-shout
schout
unshout
watchout

Synonyms and antonyms of shout in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHOUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shout» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shout
bawl · bellow · call · cry · holler · hollo · roar · scream · shriek · wail · yell

Translation of «shout» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOUT

Find out the translation of shout to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shout from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shout» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喊叫声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grito
570 millions of speakers

English

shout
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिल्लाओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَيْحَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возглас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্কার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjerit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

叫び
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bengok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng hét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओरडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okrzyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strigăt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κραυγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skree
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shout

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOUT»

The term «shout» is very widely used and occupies the 9.586 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shout» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shout» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shout

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10 QUOTES WITH «SHOUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shout.
1
Leigh-Allyn Baker
I have a quick shout out to all the moms... I know it's hard, but try to love your body after baby.
2
Shane Black
The worst of the action films are the ones where everything is one shout from beginning to finish. And there's no differentiation between beats, like small or big, or quiet or expansive. It's all just one loud shout.
3
Claude M. Bristol
Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged.
4
Peter Carey
I don't think you have the right to shout about other people's private life.
5
Hoagy Carmichael
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.
6
Joshua Chamberlain
The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away.
7
Tom Chatfield
The best teachers, one hopes, don't shout at their students - because they are skilled at wooing as well as demanding the best efforts of others. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, this wooing was a sufficiently fine art in itself to be the central focus of education.
8
Paddy Chayefsky
It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.
9
Billy Connolly
Heckling is an act of cowardice. If you want to speak, get up in front of the microphone and speak, don't sit in the dark hiding. It's easy to hide and shout and waste people's time.
10
Norman Cook
I'm very superstitious... I never shout at magpies, walk under ladders or put my shoes on the table.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOUT»

Discover the use of shout in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shout and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation
UPDATED TO INCLUDE PAUL McCARTNEY'S KNIGHTING AND THE DEATHS OF JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE HARRISON Philip Norman's biography of the Beatles is the definitive work on the world's most influential band -- a beautifully written account of their ...
Philip Norman, 2011
2
No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
A journalist's profile of Los Angeles juvenile court and its judges, lawyers, probation officers, and children focuses on five troubled minors and reveals the system's impact on their lives and their prospects
Edward Humes, 1997
3
Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence
Where do they find hope? How can this violence still occur? This work gives voice to women whose stories are equally important they are difficult to fathom.
María Ochoa, Barbara K. Ige, 2007
4
Shout!: little poems that roar
Presents twenty-one often-humorous poems about such topics as a classroom zoo, books, and scarecrows.
Brod Bagert, 2007
5
Why Didn't the Press Shout?: American & International ...
This book brings together contributions by thirty scholars of journalism and history who look at what was reported about the Holocaust in the press of more than a dozen countries and languages.
Robert Moses Shapiro, 2003
6
Shout, sister, shout!: the untold story of rock-and-roll ...
Drawing on interviews with and reminiscences of family and colleagues, a portrait of Rosetta Tharpe traces the life and career of the pioneering gospel singer, songwriter, recording artist, and guitar prodigy and examines her influence on ...
Gayle Wald, 2007
7
Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views ...
"A refreshing and biting commentary on life in America as seen by a Black man."-Alvin Poussaint,M.D.
Ralph Wiley, 1991
8
A Shout in the Sunshine
In fifteenth century Greece, an extraordinary friendship develops between Miguel, a refugee from post-Inquisition Spain, and David, the son of a wealthy Greek fabric merchant, despite the concerns of both Greek and Spanish Jews that the ...
Mara W. Cohen Ioannides, 2007
9
Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo
Rhyming text depicts the chaos caused by shouting at the zoo.
Karma Wilson, 2008
10
Shout! Shout It Out!
But Denise Fleming encourages them to shout, shout it out! By taking basic learning concepts like numbers, letters, and colors and putting them on display, she asks kids to shout out what they know--and her readers will be happy to oblige.
Denise Fleming, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shout is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tyler The Creator says feminists Collective Shout got him BANNED …
Tyler Okonma took to Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday morning, alleging that feminist group Collective Shout had successfully campaigned Immigration ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Cinedigm Takes Minority Position in Shout! Factory
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but individuals with knowledge of the talks peg the investment at under $5 million. As part of the deal, the partners plan to ... «Variety, Jun 15»
3
Kanye West Gives a Shout-Out to Fellow 'Artist' George W. Bush
Kanye West went from "College Dropout" to Ph.D in a matter of moments when he accepted an honorary degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on ... «People Magazine, May 15»
4
SHout thanks No voters
The Spring Hunting Out (SHout) campaign today thanked those who would be voting No in Saturday's referendum. Spokespersons Mark Sultana, Moira Delia ... «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
5
[WATCH] 'Referendum about creating a better Malta for future …
The spring hunting referendum is all about creating a better future for nature in Malta that future generations will be able to enjoy, SHout spokesperson Mark ... «MaltaToday, Apr 15»
6
Thousands of voting documents still uncollected - Shout campaign
Thousands of voting documents were still uncollected and the spring hunting out (Shout) campaign this afternoon encouraged people who had not yet collected ... «Times of Malta, Mar 15»
7
'Malta never negotiated spring hunting with the EU' – SHout
SHout spokesman Mark Sultana says the European Commission never stated that ... Mark Sultana, Spring Hunting Out (SHout) campaign spokesperson, said. «MaltaToday, Mar 15»
8
Meryl Streep to Narrate Documentary 'Shout Gladi Gladi'
Meryl Streep will narrate the feature documentary Shout Gladi Gladi, which is being co-directed by Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy and which will focus on ... «Hollywood Reporter, Feb 15»
9
Jack Straw: People still shout 'war criminal' at me on the Tube
"People will still shout at me on the Tube sometimes, with less frequency these days, and say I'm a war criminal. It's much less pleasant for my family, particularly ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
10
SHout interviews public on spring referendum vote
SHout, the Spring Hunting Out campaign, today released a video showing members of the public sharing their reasons for voting no in the upcoming referendum ... «Times of Malta, Feb 15»

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